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Long term change in the Earth's climate, especially rise in global temperatures due to human activities
What is climate change
How climate change affects humans, especially in developing countries
What is increased droughts, floods, heatwaves, and food shortages
The process of changing behavior or biology to survive a new condition
What is an adaptation
A change in climate when trade winds in the Pacific weaken causing warmer surface water
What is the El nino
Of all the fresh water on Earth, this amount is frozen as ice caps and glaciers
What is two-thirds (2/3)
How much the Earth has warmed since the industrial revolution
What is 1 degree Celsius
Actions people can take to help reduce climate change
What are planting trees, using renewable energy, recycling, reducing energy use, eating less meat, drive less
A greenhouse gas released when fossil fuels are burned
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)
The heating of the atmosphere through increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases
What is global warming
Found in lakes. reservoirs, rivers, streams, and is the primary water source for humans
What is surface water
Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, agriculture/livestock
What are causes of climate change
The removal of trees from a forested areas
What is deforestation?
When forests are cut down there are fewer trees to absorb this from the air
What is carbon dioxide
A change in climate when trade winds in the Pacific are unusually strong and equatorial ocean temperatures are colder than usual
What is La nina
Water underground in aquifers, can be extracted through wells, and found in springs
What is groundwater
Ways that climate change affects the planet/physical environment
What is rising sea levels, melting glaciers/icecaps, stronger storms, extreme weather
A gas produced by cows which contributes to warming the atmosphere
What is methane
The melting of these reduces habitats for many animals such as penguins/polar bears
arctic sea ice
Percent of the Earth that is covered in water
What is 71%
Cost per square footage to desalinate (unsalt) sea water to make it available for human use
What is $1000
How wildlife is affected by climate change
What is polar bears losing sea ice, sea turtles nest on beach, and changing food supply
The trapping of heat by gases in Earth's atmosphere making the planet warmer
What is the greenhouse effect
Many farmers in developing countries face higher temperatures and unpredictable ___ which makes growing crops harder
What is weathering (rainfall/floods/droughts)
The vast majority of the water on this blue planet is found in the ocean is this
What is salt water
The turning of liquid water into a gas
What is evaporation